Question

Read this passage:

I remember: it happened yesterday, or eternities ago. A
young Jewish boy discovered the Kingdom of Night. I
remember his bewilderment, I remember his anguish. It all
happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed
cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our
people and the future of mankind were meant to be
sacrificed.
I remember he asked his father: "Can this be true? This is
the twentieth century, not the Middle Ages. Who would
allow such crimes to be committed? How could the world
remain silent?" And now the boy is turning to me. "Tell me,"
he asks, "what have you done with my future, what have
you done with your life?"
Elie Wiesel, Nobel Prize acceptance speech, 1986
What makes talking about himself in the third person an effective rhetorical
strategy for Wiesel?
A. The audience receives evidence that supports Wiesel's argument.
B. The audience has to take sides against the power of the Nazi
regime.
C. The audience gets a chance to focus on the happier moments of
Wiesel's life.
D. The audience can focus on Wiesel's terrible childhood
experiences.

Answer 1

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The answer to this question is option D. The audience can focus on Wiesel's terrible childgood experiences.

Step-by-step explanation:

Elie Wiesel speaks in third person so that the audience can focus more on the story itself instead of focusing on him. This is a good use of a rhetorical device, as it lets the listener think as the speaker throws thought provoking questions during his story. By doing this, the speaker keeps the listener’s mind on track with the speech.